Events in Japan — August 2027

Festivals and events taking place in August 2027, or usually held around this time of year.

Dates can change. Check the official website before you go.

Confirmed dates

2027 Aug 9–11

Nemuro Kotohira Shrine Grand Festival
Nemuro City · Kotohira Shrine and the streets of Nemuro

Usually held around this time (check the official website for dates)

Usually early August
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Akita Kanto Festival
Akita City · Kanto Odori Avenue
Usually early August
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Aomori Nebuta Festival
Aomori City · Central Aomori City
Usually early August
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Ubagami Daijingu Togyosai (Esashi Float Festival)
Esashi Town · Ubagami Daijingu Shrine and the streets of Esashi
Usually early August
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Goshogawara Tachineputa Festival
Goshogawara City · Central Goshogawara
Usually early August
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Hakodate Port Festival
Hakodate City · Across central Hakodate (fireworks over Hakodate Port)
Usually early August
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Hayachine Shrine Grand Festival
Hanamaki City · Hayachine Shrine, Take district, Ohasama, Hanamaki
Usually early August
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Hirosaki Neputa Festival
Hirosaki City · Central Hirosaki (Dotemachi and station-front routes)
Usually early August
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Ichinoseki Summer Festival
Ichinoseki City · Omachi and surrounding areas, central Ichinoseki
Usually early August
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Arama Matsuri (Wild Horse Dance Festival)
Imabetsu Town · Around Imabetsu (joint parade near Kaikyo Sazanami Park at Imabetsu fishing port)
Usually early August
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Ishinomaki Kawabiraki Festival (River Opening Festival)
Ishinomaki City · Central Ishinomaki and the banks of the Kitakami River
Usually early August
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Kesennuma Minato Matsuri (Port Festival)
Kesennuma City · Minatomachi and the inner harbor (Minatomachi harbor road, Naiwan Plaza and nearby)
Usually early August
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Kitakami Michinoku Folk Performing Arts Festival
Kitakami City · Hon-dori in front of Kitakami City Hall, Suwa Shrine, the Kitakami River bank and other venues around the city
Usually early August
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Morioka Sansa Odori Festival
Morioka City · Chuo-dori Avenue (from the Iwate Prefectural Public Hall to Eigakan-dori) and other venues
Usually early August
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Noshiro Nebunagashi (Noshiro Yaku-Tanabata)
Noshiro City · Central Noshiro and the Yoneshiro River
Usually early August
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Sanriku Ofunato Summer Festival
Ofunato City · Chayamae Quay area, Ofunato Port
Usually early August
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Osaki Furukawa Matsuri
Osaki City · Central Furukawa, Osaki
Usually early August
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Rokudo Mairi at Rokudo Chinno-ji Temple
Kyoto City · Rokudo Chinno-ji Temple
Usually early August
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Sannohe Summer Festival
Sannohe Town · Central Sannohe (Futsukamachi to Yokamachi)
Usually early August
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Sendai Tanabata Festival
Sendai City · Central Sendai's shopping arcades and nearby neighborhood shopping streets
Usually early August
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Wakkanai Port and Antarctic Festival
Wakkanai City · Central arcade area, North Breakwater Dome Park and Wakkanai Fukko Market
Usually early August
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Yamagata Hanagasa Matsuri (Flower Hat Festival)
Yamagata City · Central Yamagata City (Tokamachi, Honcho and Nanokamachi streets to Buntokan)
Usually early August
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Yuzawa Tanabata Painted Lantern Festival
Yuzawa City · Central Yuzawa (Yanagimachi, Omachi and nearby streets)
Usually mid August
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Fukuchiyama Dokkoise Matsuri
Fukuchiyama City · Hirokoji-dori Street, Goryo Park and Fukuchiyama Station North Park
Usually mid August
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Kyoto Gozan Okuribi (Five Mountain Bonfires)
Kyoto City · Mt. Nyoigatake (Daimonji) and four other mountains around Kyoto
Usually mid August
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Kachimai Fireworks Festival
Obihiro City · Special venue on the Tokachi River bank, about 400 m downstream of Tokachi Ohashi Bridge
Usually mid August
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Kyoto Hozugawa Fireworks Festival (Kameoka)
Kameoka City · Around JR Kameoka Station (north and south sides)
Usually mid August
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Hanawa Bayashi Festival
Kazuno City · Central Hanawa, Kazuno (around Kazuno-Hanawa Station)
Usually mid August
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Okawara Hinagashi (Fire Boat Festival)
Kuroishi City · Nakano River, Okawara, Kuroishi
Usually mid August
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Kuroishi Yosare Dance Festival
Kuroishi City · Central Kuroishi (Nakamachi and nearby streets)
Usually mid August
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Matsushima Ryutoe Umi no Bon (Lantern Floating Festival)
Matsushima Town · Matsushima Kaigan waterfront
Usually mid August
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Miyazu Lantern Floating and Fireworks Festival
Miyazu City · Shimazaki Park and Miyazu Bay
Usually mid August
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Morioka Funakko Nagashi (Burning Boats on the Kitakami River)
Morioka City · Riverbank upstream of Meiji Bridge (Senbokucho side)
Usually mid August
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Tanabu Matsuri (Tanabu Shrine Grand Festival)
Mutsu City · Tanabu district of Mutsu (around Tanabu Shrine)
Usually mid August
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Akagawa Fireworks Festival
Tsuruoka City · Akagawa riverbank (between Mikawa and Haguro bridges)
Usually mid August
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Nishimonai Bon Odori
Ugo Town · Hon-cho Street, Nishimonai
Usually late August
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Ichinohe Matsuri
Ichinohe Town · Around IGR Ichinohe Station
Usually late August
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Noboribetsu Jigoku Matsuri (Hell Festival)
Noboribetsu City · Gokuraku-dori Street, Sengen Park and Jigokudani (Hell Valley), Noboribetsu Onsen
Usually late August
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Noheji Gion Matsuri
Noheji Town · Central Noheji and Noheji Port
Usually late August
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Obanazawa Hanagasa Matsuri
Obanazawa City · Central Obanazawa
Usually late August
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Omagari Fireworks (National Fireworks Competition)
Daisen City · Omagari Hanabi Park, on the banks of the Omono River, Daisen
Usually late August
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Shinjo Matsuri
Shinjo City · Central Shinjo and the Abies plaza in front of Shinjo Station

On the day, see what locals are murmuring on the murmur map

murmur is an app that shows short, anonymous posts on a map, right where they were written. On festival day, open the map around the venue and see what people nearby are saying.

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